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'''Joshua Schachter''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ʃ|æ|k|t|ər}}; born January 1, 1974) is an American entrepreneur and the creator of [[Delicious (website)|Delicious]], creator of [[GeoURL]], and co-creator of [[Memepool]]. He holds a B.S. in electrical and computer engineering at [[Carnegie Mellon University]] in [[Pittsburgh]].
'''Joshua Schachter''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ʃ|æ|k|t|ər}}; born January 1, 1974) is an American entrepreneur and the creator of [[Delicious (website)|Delicious]] and [[GeoURL]], and co-creator of [[Memepool]]. He holds a B.S. in electrical and computer engineering from [[Carnegie Mellon University]] in [[Pittsburgh]].


Schachter released his first version of Delicious (then called del.icio.us) in September 2003. The service coined the term [[social bookmarking]] and featured [[Tag (metadata)|tagging]], a system he developed for organizing links suggested to Memepool and publishing some of them on his personal linkblog, Muxway.<ref>{{cite web | last = Surowiecki | first = James | title = 2006 Young Innovator: Joshua Schachter, 32 | publisher = Technology Review | url=http://www.technologyreview.com/tr35/profile.aspx?trid=432 | accessdate = 2008-09-21 }}</ref> On March 29, 2005, Schachter announced he would work full-time on Delicious. On December 9, 2005, [[Yahoo!]] acquired Delicious for an undisclosed sum. <!-- {{cite web | last = Schachter | first = Joshua | title = y.ah.oo! | publisher = del.icio.us blog | url=http://blog.del.icio.us/blog/2005/12/yahoo.html | accessdate = 2005-12-09 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20051231051315/http://blog.del.icio.us/blog/2005/12/yahoo.html | archivedate = 2005-12-31}} -->According to ''[[Business 2.0]]'', the acquisition was close to $30 million, with Schachter's share being worth approximately $15 million.<ref>{{cite news | last = Heilemann | first = John | title = Tag Sale | publisher = Fortune | url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/01/01/8368130/ | accessdate = 2006-01-31 | date=2006-01-28}}</ref>
Schachter released his first version of Delicious (then called del.icio.us) in September 2003. The service coined the term [[social bookmarking]] and featured [[Tag (metadata)|tagging]], a system he developed for organizing links suggested to Memepool; he published some of them on his personal linkblog, Muxway.<ref>{{cite web | last = Surowiecki | first = James | title = 2006 Young Innovator: Joshua Schachter, 32 | publisher = Technology Review | url=http://www.technologyreview.com/tr35/profile.aspx?trid=432 | accessdate = 2008-09-21 }}</ref> On March 29, 2005, Schachter announced he would work full-time on Delicious. On December 9, 2005, [[Yahoo!]] acquired Delicious for an undisclosed sum. <!-- {{cite web | last = Schachter | first = Joshua | title = y.ah.oo! | publisher = del.icio.us blog | url=http://blog.del.icio.us/blog/2005/12/yahoo.html | accessdate = 2005-12-09 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20051231051315/http://blog.del.icio.us/blog/2005/12/yahoo.html | archivedate = 2005-12-31}} -->According to ''[[Business 2.0]]'', the acquisition price was $30 million, with Schachter's share being worth approximately $15 million.<ref>{{cite news | last = Heilemann | first = John | title = Tag Sale | publisher = Fortune | url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/01/01/8368130/ | accessdate = 2006-01-31 | date=2006-01-28}}</ref>


Prior to working full-time on Delicious, Schachter was an analyst in [[Morgan Stanley]]'s Equity Trading Lab.<ref>{{cite news | last = Rogers | first = Adam | title = Site Seer | publisher = Smithsonian magazine | url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/01/01/8368130/ | accessdate = 2008-09-21 | date=2006-01-28}}</ref> He created GeoURL<ref>{{cite news | last = O'Connell | first = Pamela Licalzi | title = Online Diary: Location, Location | work = New York Times | url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9405E7DD143AF930A25751C0A9659C8B63&scp=1&sq=geourl&st=cse | accessdate = 2008-09-21 | date=2003-02-13}}</ref> in 2002 and ran it until 2004. In 2006, he was named to the ''[[MIT Technology Review]]'' [[TR35]] as one of the top 35 innovators in the world under the age of 35.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.technologyreview.com/tr35/?year=2006 |title=2006 Young Innovators Under 35 |publisher=[[Technology Review]] | year=2006 | accessdate=August 15, 2011}}</ref> In June 2008 Schachter announced his decision to leave Yahoo!. [[TechCrunch]] reported that the recent news coming out of Yahoo! about mass resignations of senior staff pressed his decision to leave.<ref>{{cite web | last = Cubrilovic | first = Nik | title = It Gets Worse: Joshua Schachter Leaving Yahoo | publisher = Techcrunch | url=https://techcrunch.com/2008/06/19/it-gets-worse-for-yahoo-delicious-founder-leaving/ | accessdate = 2008-06-19 }}</ref> He worked for [[Google]] from January 2009<ref>{{cite web | last = Arrington | first = Michael | title = Confirmed: Delicious Founder Joshua Schachter Joins Google | publisher = Techcrunch | url=https://techcrunch.com/2009/01/12/confirmed-delicious-founder-joshua-schachter-joins-google/ | accessdate=2009-01-12 }}</ref> to June 2010.<ref>{{cite web | last = Parr | first = Ben | title = Delicious Creator Leaves Google | publisher = Mashable | url=http://mashable.com/2010/06/01/delicious-creator-leaves-google/ | accessdate=2010-06-01 }}</ref>
Prior to working full-time on Delicious, Schachter was an analyst with [[Morgan Stanley]]'s Equity Trading Lab.<ref>{{cite news | last = Rogers | first = Adam | title = Site Seer | publisher = Smithsonian magazine | url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/01/01/8368130/ | accessdate = 2008-09-21 | date=2006-01-28}}</ref> In 2002, he developed GeoURL<ref>{{cite news | last = O'Connell | first = Pamela Licalzi | title = Online Diary: Location, Location | work = New York Times | url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9405E7DD143AF930A25751C0A9659C8B63&scp=1&sq=geourl&st=cse | accessdate = 2008-09-21 | date=2003-02-13}}</ref> and ran it until 2004.
In 2006, Schachter was named to the ''[[MIT Technology Review]]'' [[TR35]] as one of the top 35 innovators in the world under the age of 35.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.technologyreview.com/tr35/?year=2006 |title=2006 Young Innovators Under 35 |publisher=[[Technology Review]] | year=2006 | accessdate=August 15, 2011}}</ref> In June 2008, Schachter announced his decision to leave Yahoo!. [[TechCrunch]] reported that rumors about mass resignations of Yahoo! senior staff prompted his decision to leave.<ref>{{cite web | last = Cubrilovic | first = Nik | title = It Gets Worse: Joshua Schachter Leaving Yahoo | publisher = Techcrunch | url=https://techcrunch.com/2008/06/19/it-gets-worse-for-yahoo-delicious-founder-leaving/ | accessdate = 2008-06-19 }}</ref>
Schachter worked for [[Google]] from January 2009<ref>{{cite web | last = Arrington | first = Michael | title = Confirmed: Delicious Founder Joshua Schachter Joins Google | date = 12 January 2009 | publisher = Techcrunch | url=https://techcrunch.com/2009/01/12/confirmed-delicious-founder-joshua-schachter-joins-google/ | accessdate=2009-01-12 }}</ref> to June 2010.<ref>{{cite web | last = Parr | first = Ben | title = Delicious Creator Leaves Google | date = June 2010 | publisher = Mashable | url=http://mashable.com/2010/06/01/delicious-creator-leaves-google/ | accessdate=2010-06-01 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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* {{Official website|http://joshua.schachter.org/}}
* {{Official website|http://joshua.schachter.org/}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070213065557/http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2004/12/03/a_delicious_interview.html Interview with Joshua about del.icio.us]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070213065557/http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2004/12/03/a_delicious_interview.html Interview with Joshua about del.icio.us]
* [http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_15/b3928112_mz063.htm Businessweek article on tagging]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050403023000/http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_15/b3928112_mz063.htm Businessweek article on tagging]


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Latest revision as of 06:52, 11 July 2024

Joshua Schachter

Joshua Schachter (/ˈʃæktər/; born January 1, 1974) is an American entrepreneur and the creator of Delicious and GeoURL, and co-creator of Memepool. He holds a B.S. in electrical and computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

Schachter released his first version of Delicious (then called del.icio.us) in September 2003. The service coined the term social bookmarking and featured tagging, a system he developed for organizing links suggested to Memepool; he published some of them on his personal linkblog, Muxway.[1] On March 29, 2005, Schachter announced he would work full-time on Delicious. On December 9, 2005, Yahoo! acquired Delicious for an undisclosed sum. According to Business 2.0, the acquisition price was $30 million, with Schachter's share being worth approximately $15 million.[2]

Prior to working full-time on Delicious, Schachter was an analyst with Morgan Stanley's Equity Trading Lab.[3] In 2002, he developed GeoURL[4] and ran it until 2004.

In 2006, Schachter was named to the MIT Technology Review TR35 as one of the top 35 innovators in the world under the age of 35.[5] In June 2008, Schachter announced his decision to leave Yahoo!. TechCrunch reported that rumors about mass resignations of Yahoo! senior staff prompted his decision to leave.[6]

Schachter worked for Google from January 2009[7] to June 2010.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Surowiecki, James. "2006 Young Innovator: Joshua Schachter, 32". Technology Review. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  2. ^ Heilemann, John (2006-01-28). "Tag Sale". Fortune. Retrieved 2006-01-31.
  3. ^ Rogers, Adam (2006-01-28). "Site Seer". Smithsonian magazine. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  4. ^ O'Connell, Pamela Licalzi (2003-02-13). "Online Diary: Location, Location". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  5. ^ "2006 Young Innovators Under 35". Technology Review. 2006. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  6. ^ Cubrilovic, Nik. "It Gets Worse: Joshua Schachter Leaving Yahoo". Techcrunch. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
  7. ^ Arrington, Michael (12 January 2009). "Confirmed: Delicious Founder Joshua Schachter Joins Google". Techcrunch. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  8. ^ Parr, Ben (June 2010). "Delicious Creator Leaves Google". Mashable. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
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